Sports Law 2024 - An Exciting Yet Uncertain New Landscape

The last year has demonstrated a continued evolution in the law and business of collegiate and professional sports. The increasing antitrust litigation against the NCAA, coupled with administrative challenges by the National Labor Relations Board has pushed college sports more and more into a professional model. The movement of conferences and the greater money paid to coaches, coupled with a "wild west" of name, image, and likeness agreements is further evidence of a system that is undergoing major change. The NCAA has been hamstrung by the pace of these legal assaults on its power.

In the area of professional sports, franchise sales hit record prices. The contract between superstar Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers is unique and raises questions about whether other players will seek to replicate these terms. So is the contract between Messi and Miami of the MLS. The continuing conflict in Ukraine and the more recent Israel-Hamas war may affect international sports and the Olympics. The continuing drama of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is not yet resolved. 

This CLE course discusses all of the above and more, as 2024 promises to be a very eventful year in the law of sports. For those of you who have watched passed Sports Law CLEs, check out this year's CLE. For those of you who want to get one's feet wet in this unique and fascinating area of law, join the crowd! 

This event is intended for general practitioners and younger attorneys interested in practicing in the field. However, it is open to any attorney who is a sports fan.

Learning Objectives:

1. Analyze the present antitrust litigation against the NCAA, including the House/NIL class action, the Johnson v. NCAA case, and more recent filings

2. Break down the potential role of the NLRB in shaping the college athlete-college relationship

3. Identify the issue of deferred compensation in athlete contacts after the Ohtani contract

4. Track the sales of sports franchises

5. Update the latest trends in sports betting  

6. Analyze the effects of the War in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, and the Olympics 

7. Reveal the final Valieva doping ruling